War Has Changed

[ Snake's sitting on a dock in Olivine, having spent a long time in this city, but not minding too much. The salty smell of the sea kept him motivated, and it was a nice change from the previous towns he'd been in while in Johto.

Plus, there was that matter of challenging the Gym Leader here, too... But for now, the old soldier is trying his luck at fishing on the docks.

Sitting next to him is Sunny, his Togekiss, who is smiling and idly trilling a song while Snake sits on the edge of the dock, hands holding the fishing pole firmly. ]

Hnn... Not really a lot here except Magikarp, huh.

[ Sunny ruffled her feathers, looking happy. ]

Maybe I'm not using the right bait... [ Turning, he reached into Sunny's feathers and withdrew the PokeGear, flicking it on and placing it near himself. ]

Might as well see if anything interesting's happening somewhere else...

[ It really shouldn't have made sense, but here he was... Snake had decided once more to practice his sneaking capabilities while in Johto. Having been driven to Olivine had helped greatly... It felt good to not be walking back between Goldenrod and Violet. Now he was in a new place, sneaking about quietly, finding good uses for his Octo Camo.

Sneaking along with him was his newest partner, a Kecleon. The chameleon Pokemon had been left to him by someone... Someone who'd left Johto unannounced. Considering the kind of Pokemon it was (with its camouflage capabilities), the old soldier knew quite well whose it was.

And because of that, he vowed to take good care of his former mentor's Pokemon. Now he was approaching the Ranch, though sticking to the bushes to try and get the upper hand on any wild Pokemon. ]



MmmmMOOOOOOO.



[Snake froze. That sound. He immediately pulled out his Gear, contacting Otacon.] Otacon-- There's a Gekko here. [Not wanting to be caught by the beast, Snake rolled further into the brush, wanting to avoid being caught by its infrared sensors. He couldn't hear the familiar stomping sounds that accompanied it-- Kecleon hurried along with Snake, crawling alongside him and looking perplexed. Why did Old Snake look so worried suddenly?

Snake could hear another moo-- this one was closer... It was behind him! Turning to try and shake the creature off, the old soldier found himself with a face full of Milktank tongue.]

Ar-gghrh!

Mmmooo.

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Oh. [psyche gauge droops...]